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Feb 26, 2015
A team of scientists has developed a method for identifying clusters of neurons that work in concert to guide the behavior. Their findings address a long-standing mystery about the organization of the prefrontal cortex (PFC)—one of the most recently evolved parts of the primate brain that underlies complex cognitive functions.Read MoreArts and Science, Research, Faculty |
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Feb 19, 2015
Research by Biology Professor Michael Rampino concludes that Earth’s infrequent but predictable path around and through our Galaxy’s disc may have a direct and significant effect on geological and biological phenomena occurring on Earth. Read MoreResearch, Arts and Science, Faculty |
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NYU Faculty Talk About Research

Memories of 9/11

Surveys of Americans' memories immediately after the attacks and how they recalled those same memories years later. Elizabeth Phelps, a professor of psychology and neural science at NYU, explains her research.